Archive for the ‘Transport’ Category

Here we pay our own small tribute to the humble bicycle; a machine so simple in its execution yet so joyous to ride that even some 130 years after the invention of the ‘double diamond’ bike frame we are seeing a veritable explosion in cycle use in the UK...

During the 1959 filming of Ben Hur, when he wasn’t hurtling round Rome in a chariot Charlton Heston used a more modern and arguably far more elegant mode of transport as can be seen from these photos we’ve dug out from the dusty vaults of the Internet....

If you’re a fan of sixties aviation and hotel rooms with lot and lots of teak wood paneling then you’re in the right place. This unusual airplane hotel suite is situated by the coast in Manuel Anton, Costa Rica. The owners of the hotel rescued...

Here we have some great pictures for all you vintage car lovers out there. A while ago we visited the Chicago car show during the sixties and seventies, this time we’re cruising over to the “Motor city” in busier times as we ram-raid the...

We really should do a complete post on the 1968 re-branding of Braniff International Airways as it’s a fascinating example of the power of marketing and how most of us make decisions based on perception rather than ‘reality’. In the meantime and to whet...

It’s September 1966 and Mick is piloting his snazzy new Aston Martin DB6 through the mean streets of West London with his then girlfriend Christine Shrimpton (sister of Jean) accompanying him in the passenger seat. In an incident that can only ever...

Ladies and gentlemen welcome aboard for a look at what must be the ultimate statement in one-upmanship from none other than the man himself Mr Hugh Hefner. It’s 1970, the jet age is just around the corner and Playboy magazine is selling by the boat load....

Woop-Woop, It’s the sound of da police – Here we have a collection of American police squad vehicle brochure covers from the sixties and seventies. The first law enforcement wagon was powered by electricity and hit the streets of Akron, Ohio way...

Originally used as a term referring to a number of people travelling in convoy we now have a different image when people talk about caravans. Whether you are a pro-caravan person (a caravanner perhaps?) or one of the anti- brigade we’re sure you’ll...

In the UK, Europe and the US at the moment there’s been quite a bit of resurgence in the popularity of cycling which, unless you’re Jeremy Clarkson, can only be seen as a good thing for everyone. Fewer cars on the road, more fit people around thus...